Currycomb



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CURRYGOMB.

No. 582,808. Patented May 18, 1897.

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PATENT ARTHUR OLAPP, OF OLYDE, OHIO.

CURRYCOMB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 582,808, dated May 18,1897.

Application filed May 23,1896. Serial No. 592,773. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern.:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR OLAPP, a citizen of the United States,residing at Clyde, in the county of Sandusky and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Currycomb, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention is designed to combine in a single structure means forcurrying and brushing or rubbing the hide of a horse or other animal andat the same time cleaning the comb of hair, dirt, and other adheringmatter.

The improvement consists, essentially, in combining with a currycombstrips for rubbing orbrushing, so as to smooth the hair, said stripsbeing of rubber, felt, or other material to attain the desired end andhaving yielding connection with the comb to clean the latter and producethe required effect.

For a full understanding of the merits and advantages of the inventionreference is to be had to the accompanying drawings and the followingdescription.

The improvement is susceptible of various changes in the form,proportion, and the minor details of construction without departing fromthe principle or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and to afull disclosure of the invention an adaptation thereof is shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of acurrycomb for attaining the objects of this invention. Fig. 2 is abottom planview thereof. Fig. 3 is an end view. Fig. 4 is a transversesection. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section showing an adjusted positionof the rubbing-strips by dotted lines.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in the several views of the drawings by thesame reference-characters.

The currycomb proper may be of any desired construction, and, as shown,comprises a series of tooth-plates l, disposed in parallelism andconnected together by transverse plates 2, the latter being secured inany economical way to the tooth-plates. The middle plate 3 has its endportions 4 bent about at right angles and its terminals 5 bent inwardlyabout parallel with the body of the plate 3 and entering kerfs formed inthe ends of a handle 6, said terminals 5 being secured in the kerfs bypins or other fastenings.

The rubbing-strips 7, which may be of felt,

rubber, orother suitable material, are located between the teeth orparallel parts of the tooth-plates and are slightly longer than thelatter, so as to haveptheir end portions eX- tend beyond the extremitiesof the toothplates. These rubbing-strips are suitably backed to securerigidity and strength, the backing being strips of metal having theiredge portions bent and adapted to embrace the back and sides of therubbing-strips. The rubbing-strips are connected in series, so as tooperate together, and are united by rods S, which pass throughtransverse openings in the projecting end portions of therubbing-strips. Flat springs 9 have connection with the middle plate 3,and their terminal portions are bent and have connection with the rods 8and serve normally to hold the rubbing strips projected. The outer endsof the springs 9 engage with the transverse plates 2 and limit theoutward movement of the rubbing-strips and prevent the latter from beingmoved beyond the teeth of the currycomb to such an extent as tomaterially interfere with a proper currying of the hide. The activefaces of the rubbing-strips are convexed between their edges, so as toengage with the hide and admit of the teeth of the currycomb performingtheir accustomed office. The bent ends of the springs 9 engage with theedges of the plates 2 and prevent any appreciable longitudinal movementof the rubbing-strips.

By having the active faces of the rubbingstrips conveXed or projectedthe raised part will engage with the hide at a distance from the teethof the currycomb, and when applying pressure to the latter the edgeportions of the rubbing-strips will move away from the active ends ofthe teeth to such an eX- tent as to admit of the latter operating aseffectively as if the rubbing-strips were not provided. If the activefaces of the rubbingstrips were flat, the operation of the teeth wouldbe materially diminished and the effectiveness of the device as acurrycomb be detracted from, and to obviate these difficulties therubbing-strips have their active IOO faces or sides projectedintermediate of their edges in the manner substantially as shown and setforth. The terminals of the rubbingstrips are enlarged and projectedbeyond the extremities of the metal backing l0 to prevent injuriouscontact of the said backing with the hide of the animal, and theseenlarged ends 1l are convened similar to the active side of the strips 7to materially assist in the carrying and cleaning process.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new isl.Acurrycomb comprising in its construction tooth-plates andrubbing-strips, the latter alternating with and coming between the toothportions of the plates and yieldingly supported to move away from theteeth when subjected to pressure, substantially as set forth.

2. A currycomb comprising tooth -plates and rubbingstrips, the latteralternating with and coming between the tooth portions of the plates andhaving their active faces convexed or projected intermediate of theiredges beyond the contiguous teeth, and yieldingly supported to moveinward away from the plane of the teeth when subjected to pressure,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In a currycomb, the combination with tooth-plates, of rubbing-stripsoperating between the teeth of the plates, and springs for normallyprojecting the rubbing-strips beyond the plane of the teeth,substantially as set forth.

4. In a currycomb, the combination with toothplates, of a series ofrubbing-strips, rods connecting the rubbing-strips in series, andsprings normally projecting the active faces of the rubbing-stripsbeyond the plane of the teeth, substantially as described.

5. The herein-described curryeomb, comprising a series of tooth-platesdisposed in parallel relation, plates connecting the toothplates,rubbing-strips suitably backed and located between the parallel portionsof the tooth-plates and having their end portions projecting beyond theextremities of the tooth-plates, rods connecting the rubbingstrips inseries, and at springs having connection with the eurrycoinb and havingtheir terminals secured to the rods connecting the rubbing-strips,substantially in the manner shown and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aliixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR CLAIP.

Witnesses:

H. G. GIBBENS, DANIEL HEARD.

